Finite element solution of mixed convection micropolar fluid flow between two vertical plates with varying temperature

Archives of Mechanics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 251-264

  Kumar, L ^a   Bhargava, R ^a   Bhargava, P ^a   Takhar, H S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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